Hot Water Sponge Cake



Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Yields: Two 2 inch high 9 inch diameter cakes

Description
A very light cake with a fine texture.

Ingredients

 * 4 eggs
 * 1½ cups castor sugar


 * 1 cup water
 * 2 Tbsp oil or butter (optional)
 * 2 cups cake flour
 * 1 tsp flavouring (vanilla or other as desired)
 * 4 tsp Baking Powder
 * Pinch of salt

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven 400F (200C)
 * 2) Grease and line bottom of two 9 inch deep cake pans with paper.
 * 3) Heat water & oil to simmer.
 * 4) Beat eggs & sugar till very light and creamy (best to use an electric mixer)
 * 5) Add salt & vanilla, and mix in.
 * 6) Sift flour & add to eggs beat to incorporate..
 * 7) Sprinkle baking powder on top of mix, pour hot water over and fold in
 * 8) Pour into cake pans and bake on middle shelf of oven for 25 minutes. (Until a skewer coimes out clean)

NOTE:

Do not open oven in first 20 minutes of baking

To make a chocolate sponge, replace 4 Tbsp of flour with cocoa powder.